Tying a Detached Bodied Black Midge Hopper by Davie McPhail

Materials Used;
Hook, Fulling Mill Short Shank Special size 14
Thread, Uni-8/0 Black
Body, Black Close Sell Foam
Legs, Dyed Black Knotted Pheasant Tail Fibres
Thorax Black Uv Diamond Brite Dubbing
Wing, Pearl Flash
Hackle, Dyed Black Deer Hair on top..

[@philippendlebury4696]

Best fly tyer on the planet - hats off to the man - makes tying these small intricate micro patterns look easy when in fact they are the most difficult

[@leonardwells9613]

Fantastic pattern, love this technique and as always a pleasure watching you do such a tidy tie. L 👍👍

[@davidlacey7850]

Davie... Great dressing! You are making 'Shelter-In-Place' palatable! Keep 'em coming!!!

[@dominiqueleblanc2193]

It has been a long time since the last detached body fly. Always nice to see. Great tie mr. McPhail.

[@SavageFlies]

Wow, that body is amazing. Again, great video and thanks for all you do for the sport!

[@markallenbell3868]

Really like that technique for tying foam extended bodies. I’m sure you could use different colors and sizes to replicate your local hoppers or crickets. Nicely done, Davie.

[@etamaman]

Nice fishing fly! Tying those extended bodies make my pointer finger sore😜 Im sure you know about that. I sand down the sharp point on needle. It helps. Stay well. Cheers!

[@jamesvatter5729]

Great looking pattern, Davie. I certainly know where I'll be testing it. Thanks for sharing.

[@jameswilson6717]

Davie there is actually no limits to your talent and ability there’s not an insect out there that you can’t mimic with your vice and mind,I bow and take my hat off to you.stay safe atb from Scotland

[@DavieMcPhail]

I bow to you James and thank you very much for all the kind words as you have no idea how much they mean to me...Stay safe and hopefully we will all be back to normal.. All the vey best Davie..

[@duderoony]

Nice pattern Davie. Thank you for another one dude. Keep keeping safe.

[@timvivoda5208]

Beautiful tying .I invented a pettern it resembles a spider mudeye .it was 35 years ago .i never told anyone the pattern but it was one that always catch fish .I'd love to show you some day .love your videos really appreciate your art work.Tim from Australia .

[@timvivoda5208]

I added the pattern on the comments under another comment on here oops

[@mikaeleriksson9176]

What a nice fly 👍 look so realistic.

[@OldBear5255]

Great little midge mate. That would be a killer for bluegills and crappies over here. Thanks for sharing with us all my friend. Have a good day and keep safe. Best Regards, Ken🐟🐜

[@timvivoda5208]

The pattern is a dark brown dear hair head trimmed like a grass hopper head .with some dear hair on each side as for legs .I tyed some brown Rafia a dark brown onto the hook .a size 12 ,14 or 16 .I tyed some dark brown seals for as a thick body .I pulled over the Rafia as a wing cases .I then used clear nail polish on the Rafia .it gave the wing case the perfect shine of a beetle wing case .I used this pattern for 15 years every week end .I swear I never did not catch a fish best day 33 worst 2 .I'm talking rivers that were flogged to death .I didn't believe there were fish in there .it is the only fly I tied that was my own pattern .I tyed 10 dozen and I still use it on all rivers for trout rainbow and brown .I can send a picture as it looks so ugly but it doesn't catch fishermen it catches fish .always released

[@murraywebb363]

Such a tiny work of art! If I manage too turn out one that looks like this I'll not feed it to a trout. It'll be framed in a lighted box in my den. Cheers,

[@michaeljmckinnon2960]

Fantastic dressing Sir. I am going to have to add a few of these to my dry fly box. Cheers from Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Strong

[@eriklinnemans]

great work Davie

[@dongil123]

Awesome tye Davie👌

[@malcolmwalker1161]

Excellent as always

[@GHuber-xh5vv]

If I tie these patterns, it will take me several tries to get the correct dimensions and appearance like the template. The first then mostly look like they are prehistoric creatures that have escaped their time window. But I'm not giving up. I have now also understood that such strange first attempts (apart from the hook) should be thrown straight away, because I will never use them for fly fishing anyway. ATB from Central Switzerland.

[@alanrobinson5933]

Hello Davie , Great tying as usual , Please could you tie a pale watery dry fly

[@mortellarojoseph4111]

Superbe montage comme toujours !

[@conallmoloney1081]

Can you do another video on your favourite patters of nymhps and favourite patterns of your favourite dry flys

[@matthewcoups8238]

Brilliant

[@keitho4371]

Cracking sir

[@garryreiddoonvalleytroutfi218]

Beauty davie

[@user-qh4fv4mv8b]

👍👍Ok